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Reconciliation

This is the Sacrament in which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven. It results in reconciliation with God and the Church. (US Catholic Catechism for Adults, Glossary)

Every Saturday from 3:30-4:30 or by appointment.

Call: 828-464-9207

Sacramental Preparation 

As your child prepares for Reconciliation and Eucharist, it is an excellent time to reflect on the meaning of the Sacraments in your life and how your family life reflects their importance. As you seek to make the sacraments central in your family’s life, the children will learn to place Jesus first.

Preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion is a two-year process that ordinarily takes place in 1st and 2nd Grade. When the parents and catechist determine the child’s readiness, the celebration of Reconciliation always precedes the celebration of First Communion. Preparation for these two sacraments is distinct.

All registration forms for First Communion students must have a copy of the child’s baptismal certificate, even if it was previously provided.

Questions about the Sacrament Preparation, First Reconciliation, and Communion can be directed to Kara Antonio and Gustavo Rojo.

About Reconciliation

There are four steps in the Sacrament of Reconciliation:

  1. We feel contrition for our sins and a conversion of heart to change our ways.
  2. We confess our sins and human sinfulness to a priest.
  3. We receive and accept forgiveness (absolution) and are absolved of our sins.
  4. We celebrate God’s everlasting love for us and commit to living a Christian life.
Sin hurts our relationship with God, ourselves, and others. As the Catechism states:
The sinner wounds God’s honor and love, his own human dignity…and the spiritual well-being of the Church, of which each Christian ought to be a living stone. To the eyes of faith, no evil is graver than sin, and nothing has worse consequences for the sinners themselves, for the Church, and the whole world. (CCC 1487, 1488)

A mature understanding of sin includes reflecting upon our thoughts, actions and omissions and examining the patterns of sin that may arise in our lives. With contrite hearts, we are also called to reflect upon the effects of our sins upon the wider community and how we might participate in sinful systems.

 
Contrition and conversion lead us to seek forgiveness for our sins to repair damaged relationships with God, self, and others. We believe that only ordained priests have the faculty to absolve sins from the authority of the Church in the name of Jesus Christ (CCC 1495). Our sins are forgiven by God through the priest.
 
The Spiritual effects of the Sacraments of Reconciliation include:
  • reconciliation with God by which the penitent recovers grace
  • reconciliation with the Church
  • remission of the eternal punishment incurred by mortal sins
  • remission, at least in part, of temporal punishments resulting from sin
  • peace and serenity of conscience, and spiritual consolation
  • an increase of spiritual strength for the Christian battle (CCC 1496)
Individual confession with a priest is the principal means of absolution and reconciliation of grave sins within the Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation frees us from sinful patterns of behavior and calls us to complete conversion to Christ. Reconciliation heals our sins and repairs our relationships.
 
 
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